Schwannoma of the Oral Tongue

Jeffcoat, Benjamin T.; Pitman, Karen T.; Brown, Alexandra S.; Baliga, Mithra

doi:10.1002/lary.21618

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“…They only rarely manifest as an ulcerated or infected lesion (27). As in case 2 of our series (located in the floor of the mouth), this characteristically slow growth and lack of symptoms can cause the lesions to be first diagnosed after more than 5 years (9,19). The most frequently described symptom of intraoral schwannomas is swelling and pain (23), though none of our patients experienced pain.…”

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“…Intraoral peripheral schwannomas are fundamentally located in the tongue, followed by the palate, floor of the mouth, cheek mucosa and gums (4,9-11). In turn, intraosseous schwannomas are most often located in the mandible (12-14), though there have been descriptions of cases in the intramasseteric region (15), zygomatic arch (16) or parotid zone, affecting the facial nerve (17,18).…”

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“…Schwannomas are slow-growing and asymptomatic, and the differential diagnosis must be established with other clinically similar tumors such as neuromas, neurofibromas, granular cell myoblastoma, neuroepitheliomas, fibromas or adenomas (9). The tumor most often manifests as a painless mass or swelling, and usually evolves over a long period of time (even several years) (8,9,19).…”

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“…The tumor most often manifests as a painless mass or swelling, and usually evolves over a long period of time (even several years) (8,9,19). …”

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Intraoral Schwannomas: presentation of a series of 12 cases

Sanchis

Navarro

et al. 2013

J Clin Exp Dent

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Introduction: Schwannomas are benign and not very frequent tumors of the peripheral nerves, derived from the nerve supporting Schwann cells. Study Design: Data were collected on the clinical manifestations (sex, age), location, size and symptonts of the lesions as well as the evolution time and the initial (presumption) diagnosis. Results: Twelve patients were documented, with a mean age of 29,5 ± 12,1 years (range 16-50) and a balanced gender distribution. The mean duration of the lesions was 42,17± 45,3 months. The lesion located in the floor of the mouth was the largest tumor, measuring about 4 cm in maximum diameter, while the average size of the 12 schwannomas was 2.04± 1.1 cm. Conclusion: We present 12 oral schwannomas diagnosed and treated over a period of 10 years. Key words:Schwannomas, oral benign tumor, neurilemmoma.

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“…The tumor most often manifests as a painless mass or swelling, and usually evolves over a long period of time (even several years) (8,9,19). …”

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Intraoral Schwannomas: presentation of a series of 12 cases

Sanchis

Navarro

et al. 2013

J Clin Exp Dent

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“…2,3 These are slow-growing and asymptomatic, and the differential diagnosis may include neuromas, neurofibromas, granular cell myoblastoma, neuroepitheliomas, fibromas or adenomas. 8 The tumor may mostly manifest as a painless mass or swelling developing over several years. Mostly it is asymptomatic though sometimes pain and paresthesias may be associated.…”

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Schwanomma arising from mental nerve: a rare entity

Priya¹,

Virmani²,

Dabholkar³

2016

Int J Sci Rep

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<p>Schwannomas or neurilemmomas are benign tumors of the nerve sheath that are single, well encaspsulated, bening and arise from the perineural schwann cells. They may arise either in central or peripheral nerves. Approximately 25–45% of all schwannomas are present in the head and neck region. The overall incidence of intra-oral schwanommas is 1% with most common site being tongue followed by buccal mucosa and lastly lip and gingival. Here we present a case report of lower lip schwanomma arising from mental nerve. On physical examination, a smooth globular swelling was present in the lower lip on right side, 2 cm × 3 cm in size and of firm, non-tender in character with regular margins. The patient underwent surgery and the lesion was excised intraorally with sublabial incision. Final pathological diagnosis was made as “schwannoma.” The patient has been following up for 6 months and there is no evidence of any recurrence. High index of suspicion is required and Schwannoma should be considered as a differential diagnosis in oral cavity bening lesions. The final diagnosis is based on histopathology report and immunohistochemical analysis. The treatment of these tumors is complete resection. The prognosis of such cases is extremely good, without any recurrence.</p>

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